Ambiorix33
Ambiorix33 t1_j26ybdo wrote
Reply to comment by dlacono in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
No super power went to Afghanistan with the main factor being opium though, but what DID happen was multiple super powers invading the middle east for oil, see The Great Loot
Ambiorix33 t1_j264met wrote
Reply to comment by Toby_Forrester in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
i mean thats the whole point of the book, he was talking about a desert planet with a rare resource that all the major powers wanted to control but whos extraction directly has a negative effect on the environment (not terraforming because it would ruin the spice harvests).
The analogy for the middle east's oil couldnt be more clear cut
Ambiorix33 t1_j264ith wrote
Reply to comment by cruiserman_80 in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
i mean that WAS the whole point of the book, he was talking about a desert planet with a rare resource that all the major powers wanted to control but whos extraction directly has a negative effect on the environment (not terraforming because it would ruin the spice harvests).
The analogy for the middle east's oil couldnt be more clear cut
Ambiorix33 t1_j28etur wrote
Reply to comment by Rough_Dan in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
I suppose so, but this defiantly the main vehicle. He was an ecologist after all and very critical about involvement there.